Ave Maria, bright and pure

1 Ave Maria! bright and pure,
Hear, oh! hear me when I pray;
Pains and pleasures try the pilgrim
On his long and dreary way;
Fears and perils are around me.
Ave Maria, bright and pure,
Ora pro me, Ora pro me.

2 Ave Maria! Queen of Heaven
Teach, oh! teach me to obey;
Lead me on, though fierce temptations
Stand and meet me in the way;
When I fail and faint, my mother.
Ave Maria, bright and pure,
Ora pro me, ora pro me.

3 Then shall I, if thou, O Mary.
Art my strong support and stay,
Fear nor feel the three-fold danger
Standing forth in dread array.
Now and ever shield and guard me,
Ave Maria! bright and pure,
Ora pro me, ora pro me.

4 When my eyes are slowly closing,
And I fade from earth away,
And when death, the stern destroyer,
Claims my body as his prey,
Claim my soul, and then, sweet Mary,
Ave Maria! bright and pure,--
Ora pro me, ora pro me.

Source: Laudis Corona: the new Sunday school hymn book, containing a collection of Catholic hymns, arranged for the principal seasons and festivals of the year #96